Wichita eagle., 1887-03-24
DO YOC WANT TO GO TOIHEAvEN7
Faith Without any Orks-God's Unfortuna.'
Children.

1t has often been said that the ballot and
its conse quent attentions and distractions, IN
the hands of woman, resulted in a distaste
for benevolent and charitable work on her
part, often taking the place OF woman's
solicitude for the moral and spiritual wei
fare of those most dear to her. No doubt
the tendency is in that direction, as has al
ready been noted in Wichita. But we don't
believe that any cEaritably inclined man or
teuder-hearted woman can read the COM
munication in another place touching the
affairs and noble work OF the Wichita
Woman's Benevolent Home, without feeling
an impulse to do something to aid these self
sacrificing ladies and for tie alienation of
the distresses Of the unfortunate. We are
building our fine churches and schools, our
fine homes and business palaces, all Of which
work conspires to make our city attractive,
and thousands are thus enticed to seek US
in hopes of lettering their fortune. or OF
finding plenty of heaftbful work at renluner-
atiye wages Some of these somebody S
dear hopeful boy or giIl-are overtaken
with misfortune or sickness before we even
form their acquaintance, away from home
and among strangers, and are too busy even
to notice their appealing look, out OF money,
out of hope and not a single friend IN all the
city to whom TO turn for simple aid Tor
week, or for q place to lay a sick and aching
head for a single night. These are they 10
whom the women of the Benevolent Home
would come and do come with words OF
cheer and comfort, or with q cooling drink,
or little needed medicine to cure or food to
appease present hunger. Now Wichita is
prosperous, hey ond the widest dreams c1
very many whom it has made rich, and
Wichita is filed with broad gagued, open
souled, LIBERAL people, among whom are
many of the nob,est hearted and unseifsh
men and women that the world ever saw.
To these We appeal for a charity, the most
deserving, the most beseecbing end the most
direct and practical. Generous people in
Wichita did We say: Look at all the grano
and. glorious things they are doing. Schools |
and schools, churches and churches, the |
Young Mems Christian Association build |
ing, $4,000 sut scribed in day as |
it were-Sl 600 of which was subscribed |
anil paid in the name Of the writer of these |
lines, and with such an essence of Chrisi's |
in junction touching the spirit of charity that |
even to this hour the name of the man OF |
the names OF the men who did the Inurifcent |
deed have not been furnished Us. Generous |
noble and liberal! Well, and indeed, are
these, our people, generous, noble and hber-
all, Now. shall this, the most directly ap |
pealing, the most practical, the least expen-
sive, the truest ard best Of all
in that it is for hui |
nanity for humapity's sake, go unheeded
longer! Read that womans letter elsewhere. |
We. are no preacher, but we tell you, my |
dear reader, that one dollar, or one hundred
dollars, or one thousand dollars, given di-
rectly in the alienation Of the agony of the
will lift your soul further in the
direction of heaven, and of its ultimate and |
ever abiding rewards, than ten times either |
amount given to the erection Of magnificent |
temples. Of glitteripg steepes in which to |
pray for your neighbor and admire yourself |
Our communication says that Commodore !
Woodman and Peter Getto have kindly |
given fairgrounds. Now let the rest Of US
put I'D the building.